rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
popular person; favorite; favourite
talking while standing; standing around talking
several minutes; a few minutes
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
billboard; advertising sign
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
piece; fragment; one (object)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
at the very least; at the very most; as a bare minimum; minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.)
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
one's common name; one's popular name; alias; house name
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
in swarms; in great crowds
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
self-consciousness; self-awareness
again (and again); once again; yet again
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance